1 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: Congratulations, you've been accepted into the inaugural class of Therapy 2 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: for Black Girls University. Whether packing for a new year 3 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: on campus, thinking through your gap year, enrolling in a 4 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:23,319 Speaker 1: community college, or grabbing your souls for graduation, TBGU is 5 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: here to help you thrive at this stage of your 6 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: life and beyond. Hi. 7 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: I'm Soria Taylor and I'm the TBG podcast production intern. 8 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 2: We'll return to Jana right after the break. 9 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: Can you believe it's been one year since the launch 10 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: of TVG University. It feels like just yesterday when the 11 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: TBG team first conceptualized the idea of a platform that 12 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: provided support and community for college aged black women. Today, 13 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: we're celebrating by reflecting on the genesis of TVGU and 14 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: sharing some behind the scenes insights. 15 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 3: Hi. 16 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 2: I'm Zaria, the podcast production Internet Therapy for Black Girls, 17 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 2: and today I'm joining Jana for the one year anniversary celebration. 18 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 2: I'm a nineteen year old sophomore attending Expelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. 19 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 2: You may recall hearing my name credited at the end 20 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 2: of some of your favorite TVG podcast episodes. In our conversation, 21 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 2: we share a little bit about ourselves and our journey 22 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: of working at TVG, our hopes for tbgu's future, and 23 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 2: a sneak peak of some of the exciting things you 24 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 2: can look forward to in the next year. Here's our conversation. 25 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: Well, Hi, Sara, Hey girl, how are you. 26 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 3: I'm good? How are you? 27 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: I'm doing well. I'm so excited to talk with you today. 28 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: I know, it's so weird being on the guest side, 29 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: Like I'm so used to being on the production side 30 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 2: that I'm like, oh my god, I'm nervous. 31 00:01:58,480 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 3: I know. 32 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: Right, So today is a very special episode. We are 33 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: celebrating our one year anniversary Therapy for Black Girls University, 34 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: and yeah, we're just gonna have a girl talk, just 35 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 1: chat a little bit. So first starters, can you give 36 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: our listeners a brief introduction about yourself and what do 37 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: you do with TBG. 38 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 3: Yeah. So, my name is Zaria Taylor. 39 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 2: I am a sophomore documentary filmmaking major and philosophy minor 40 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 2: attending Spilman College in Atlanta, Georgia. I'm also from Atlanta, Georgia, 41 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 2: and at TBG, I serve as the podcast production intern. 42 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,519 Speaker 2: I've been working here since summer of twenty twenty three. 43 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 2: And then my internship just kept getting extended, so they 44 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 2: just can't let me go. So yeah, that's what that's 45 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 2: what I do here. 46 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: We're never gonna let you go basically period. 47 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 3: Jane. 48 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 2: I know our audience is probably already familiar with you, 49 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 2: but for the girlies who've been living under a rock, 50 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 2: can you reintroduce yourself? 51 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, So my name is Jana Ellis. I I am 52 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: twenty two years old originally from Columbus, Ohio. I'm a 53 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: recent graduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 54 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 1: and I work with Therapy for Black Girls as the 55 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: TVGU courtinator here. So it's a little bit about me. 56 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 2: So we touched on this a little bit, but I'd 57 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: love to know when you started working for TVG and 58 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 2: why you wanted to be a part of the team. 59 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: I actually don't think i've heard this story, so I'm 60 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 2: very curious. 61 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: Well, okay, let's go back to college. So it was 62 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: my junior year spring semester, and I remember sitting in 63 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: my apartment. I was like, oh my gosh, I haven't 64 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: had an internship. Like I was actually like a late 65 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: bloomer with it getting my internships and like getting on 66 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: that path because while I was in college, I was 67 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: so focused on like grades, not remembering that there's a 68 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: world that you need to experience and like have professional 69 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: experience with. And one of my mentors sent me the 70 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: link to apply for TVG and my therapist as well 71 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: the same day. So I was like, oh my god, 72 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: I love TVG. I want to do this, And the 73 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: stars were aligned with two people that are always impact 74 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: my life sending me the same link. And so I 75 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: applied in twenty twenty two to be the graphic design intern. 76 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: And I did that and during the summer, and then 77 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: during my senior year of college, I had to complete 78 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: this project to graduate, and so I reached back out 79 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: to the team and I put myself out there. I 80 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: was like, I really enjoyed working with the team and 81 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: I want to come back to graduate, so like what 82 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: can we do? And I came back in twenty twenty 83 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 1: three as the communications intern. I definitely think it's been 84 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 1: a journey, but I smile every time I see the 85 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: application being posted for students to apply, because it's just 86 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: a surreal experience overall. But what about you, Like when 87 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: did you start working for TVG and like why did 88 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: you want to be a part of the team. 89 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 3: Yeah. 90 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 2: So TVG for me started in the summer of twenty 91 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 2: twenty three as a summer internship. I saw the application 92 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 2: on Instagram, actually posted by one of my friends, and 93 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 2: I was like, this just seems like the person internship 94 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 2: for me, because it really was an intersection of all 95 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 2: the different things that I'm already interested in. 96 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 3: I love media production. 97 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 2: I've been on this kind of path in like the 98 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 2: journalism and media industry since I was in high school, 99 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 2: and particularly in high school, I did a lot of 100 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: podcast stuff. I particularly worked for a publication called Vox 101 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 2: atl here in Atlanta, and they had their own podcast studio, 102 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 2: and that was what really introduced me to all of 103 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 2: the audio industry type things. And I had my own 104 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 2: podcast while I was in high school, and then naturally, 105 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 2: when I transitioned to college at Spelman, I started working 106 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 2: for Spellman's official podcast called The Blue Record, and so 107 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 2: I just had a lot of experience, so I knew 108 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 2: it was something that would be easy for me to 109 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 2: do in terms of like the actual day to day 110 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 2: job responsibilities. But TBG is also a brand that I 111 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 2: have been familiar with since around twenty sixteen. And so 112 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 2: it's really rare for me to find internships with companies 113 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 2: that I'm actually like, oh my god, like I actually 114 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,679 Speaker 2: am fans of y'all, Like I know the brand and everything. 115 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 2: So it was like, oh my god, this is a 116 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 2: really big opportunity. And of course my work has always 117 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 2: been around uplifting the experiences of black women and the 118 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 2: wellness of black women, and so I knew it was 119 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 2: something that I was going to be really passionate about, 120 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 2: I was going to be really good at. And as 121 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 2: I was filling out my application, I just had foresight that, like, 122 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 2: I'm going to get this opportunity, Like it just felt 123 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 2: too perfect to not work. So I applied, I did 124 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 2: the interview, and I'm here so and like I said, 125 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 2: my internship got extended. So that's pretty much my story 126 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 2: of how I got involved with TVT. 127 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 3: I love it. 128 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: So tell us a little bit more about your experience 129 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: as an intern while being like a full time student 130 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: at Spilman College. 131 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 3: Yeah. 132 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 2: So, in my interactions with the other TVG team members, 133 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 2: they assume that it must be like so hard for 134 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 2: me to balance both, But I'll be honest, it isn't 135 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 2: really not that difficult for me. I think I'm just 136 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 2: like an overachiever and I don't feel right not being busy. 137 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: I have to have so much things going on and 138 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 2: I'm just used to it. Since high school, I've been 139 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 2: doing like way too much stuff, and so it's never 140 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 2: been difficult for me to manage. I will say that 141 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 2: it does require a lot of organization, a lot of discipline. 142 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 2: I'm really locked in with Notion and Google Calendar, Like 143 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 2: without those, I really would not know what to do 144 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 2: with my life. Like I was telling my mom the 145 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 2: other day, if Notion went down one day, I would 146 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 2: not know what I'm doing with my day because I literally, 147 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 2: like day to day, have a to do list of 148 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 2: all the tasks that I need to get done. And 149 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 2: so with that, it hasn't been really too difficult for 150 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 2: me to balance both. 151 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: So yeah, interesting, because I definitely feel you when you 152 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,559 Speaker 1: say like it doesn't feel right when you're not busy, 153 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: Like I definitely felt that in college. I felt that 154 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: my core and that needs to be unpacked at a 155 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: certain time. But I am always just in awe of 156 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: like the balance, Like you're just able to be in 157 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: so many spaces and so many projects at one time 158 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: while also recognizing that you have a personal life, you 159 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: have an academic life, you have professional goals, and so 160 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: it's always just so impressive and inspiring for me to 161 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: watch you do that. So it's super cool to watch. 162 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 3: Thank you, thank you. 163 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 2: And I also wanted to add I feel like it 164 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 2: doesn't feel like work when it's something that you're passed. 165 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 2: So I will always make time for the things that 166 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 2: I'm interested in, and so therefore I've never felt like 167 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 2: overwhelmed with the amount of work that I have because 168 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 2: it's just like I enjoy doing this. 169 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 3: It's like almost a hobby for me. 170 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 2: So yeah, now, Jane, now going back to you, I 171 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 2: really want to know, like what your reaction was when 172 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 2: you first got told by Doctor Joy that she wanted 173 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 2: you to be the host of tvgu I feel like 174 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 2: that must have been such a big moment for you, 175 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 2: So I'd love to hear about that. 176 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was definitely like a oh okay, like right, 177 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: got it, Like that was my thought process when she 178 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,319 Speaker 1: told me that, And I think it was naturally going 179 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: to be a nerve wracking thing for me to do. One. 180 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: I have no formal experience of being a podcast host too. 181 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: I am always like consistently working through how I want 182 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: to be perceived, like social media and perception and like branding. 183 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: It's just like how people view you is something that 184 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: I'm always working through. And so I was just overwhelmed 185 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: and initially, but then once I took a step back, 186 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: and I was like, you know what, Jay, this is 187 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: the best opportunity to fight those fears and those thoughts 188 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: that you have about what you're not able to do 189 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: and just open up your mind to all aspects of yourself. 190 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: And so I think I just got into like my 191 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: I can never quote the Slange quote perfectly, but it's 192 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: just there's just so many versions of me, so many, 193 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: so many. It's just like I just needed to tap 194 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: into that. And it's an ongoing process but so grateful 195 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: for it. But the initial reaction was oh ooh, like 196 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: super uncomfortable, but also honored, Like doctor Joy sees something 197 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: in me, and I see something in myself, you know 198 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: what I mean, Like you need to you need to 199 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: go for the bag, like go for it. So that's 200 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: what I would saying, Yeah, I love that. And so 201 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: we're one of the younger girlies on the team. But 202 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 1: what has been your experience being the youngest like on 203 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: professional team. 204 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm honestly never really aware of it until somebody 205 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 2: asked me my age and I tell them I'm nineteen. 206 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,839 Speaker 2: Like I get like, oh, like the shocks reactions from 207 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 2: people because I do realize, like I literally just graduated 208 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 2: high school two years ago, Like I understand why that 209 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 2: might be a shock to some people, But I will 210 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 2: say I've never felt all for like any sort of 211 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 2: negative feeling because of my age. I feel like team 212 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 2: members and you may be able to attest to this too, 213 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 2: like are always looking for our perspectives as members of 214 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 2: gen Z, and I'll just say, like, it's really funny 215 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 2: my interactions with the team at large versus my interactions 216 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 2: with you, Jena, because I feel like anytime we have 217 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 2: like one on one meetings, we're so un serious and 218 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 2: it's like aside that we don't really get to see 219 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 2: in the regular team meetings, so we have to be 220 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 2: like business professional vibes. There are certain moments where I 221 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 2: become more conscious of the fact that I'm younger, Like 222 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 2: we had a team checking question where it was like, oh, 223 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 2: what is like the biggest technological advancement that you've witnessed 224 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 2: and everybody was mentioning all these different things, and I 225 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 2: was like face id on the iPhone, like I really 226 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,959 Speaker 2: don't know anything else. So yeah, I would say I'm 227 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 2: never like too too conscious of it, but there are 228 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 2: moments where I'm like, yeah, yeah, I. 229 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure, we're like unseerious serious. That's like the 230 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: best lay. 231 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 3: It like scratchet right, Y's like. 232 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: The perfect blend. It's the perfect blend. And I feel 233 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: like that's what I appreciate legen Zy, Like it's serious, 234 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,559 Speaker 1: but it's not that serious, Like it doesn't have to 235 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: be that serious all the time. 236 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 3: So yeah, period, period. 237 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 2: Now Jane, going back to you, I love to know 238 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 2: besides podcasting, what are some of your other passions and interest. 239 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, so back to what I was saying before, Like 240 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 1: I think just entering this Postcrid era life has shown 241 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: me like you have only seen one side of yourself. 242 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: You have so many things to discover, and it's been 243 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: daunting but so inspiring. And so for the past two 244 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:58,439 Speaker 1: years or really like getting excited and like more candid 245 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: and free flowing with it has been photography. So my 246 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:06,079 Speaker 1: friend group were big on like getting the dispo cameras 247 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: and getting the film and like the arty pictures. But 248 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: I took a moment and I had a conversation with 249 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,319 Speaker 1: my friends and I was like, you know, when I 250 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: was a kid, I would look through because we're not 251 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 1: too young. We've seen physical pictures. We remember how you 252 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: print out pictures and like you have a scrap book 253 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: or like a photo book. And I remember being young 254 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: and like looking through photos every other month and like 255 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: seeing the same pictures. But like the act of touching 256 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 1: a picture was monumental for me. And so I've gotten 257 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: back into printing pictures and like making books and like 258 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: putting all of my experiences like into a collage and 259 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: like writing on the back with a sharpee, like the 260 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: date and like what we were doing, and it's just 261 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: like cool for me. I really like documenting time and 262 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: like memories. But photography has been something that I have enjoyed, 263 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: just being the artsy girl with it. Also just taking 264 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: a picture for yourself and not post seeing it, just 265 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: taking a picture to pick a picture. But outside of that, 266 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 1: it's definitely been like traveling and just seeing the world 267 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: has been a new passion of mine and like an 268 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: interest of mind since graduating. 269 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,079 Speaker 2: Going back to your point, about the photos. I really 270 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 2: feel like we need to bring back physical media. Like 271 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 2: I've been thinking about that a lot lately because I 272 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 2: recently started my vinyl collection and like I have cassettes 273 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 2: and like CDs, and even though it's stuff that I 274 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 2: can clearly listen to on Spotify, I'm just thinking like 275 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 2: if all of this technological stuff went down, like what 276 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 2: it will be left. So I think it's really important 277 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 2: to have that physical manifestation of your memories with your friends. 278 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 3: That's really cute. 279 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 1: Literally, And that also just reminded me like in addition 280 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: to the physical pictures that I had, we also had CDs, 281 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:45,959 Speaker 1: like boxes of CDs like fifty pounds or the CDs, 282 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: and so I just my children would know what a 283 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: CD looks like, dhs looks like, a picture in your hand, 284 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,679 Speaker 1: what that feels like. They'll know that. 285 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 3: So yeah, agreed, as they should, So, Zaria. 286 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: How do you balance working on the podcast with other 287 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 1: aspects of your life such as like class and your 288 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: personal commitments? Like walk me through that. 289 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, So going back to my earlier point, like I said, 290 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 2: I am totally locked in with Notion and Google Calendar. 291 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 2: I plan my day outs like a tea like I 292 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:18,079 Speaker 2: know everything that I have to do before it happens, 293 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 2: Like I even plan weeks in advance, Like I am 294 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 2: so type A with that, and I feel like without it, 295 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 2: I would just be lost. So that's my first major key. 296 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 2: And then I would say also setting boundaries around the 297 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 2: times when you're working, in times when you're like spending 298 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 2: time for yourself or self care or social stuff. And 299 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 2: I mean that like very strictly. I have times on 300 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 2: my calendar where i have a few hours blocked out 301 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 2: and I'm like, this is my me time, to the 302 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 2: point where I turn offlications on my outlook, on my Gmail, 303 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 2: on my Asana, So that way, I am not even 304 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 2: being tempted to think about work because this is my 305 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 2: me time. And if my brain is split both ways, 306 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 2: I'm not going to be able to fully put effort 307 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 2: into my work and I'm not going to be able 308 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 2: to fully put effort into my self care. So having 309 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 2: those strict boundaries around this is work time and this 310 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 2: is self care time. If conversely, like when it's work time, 311 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 2: I'm turning off my Message, I'm turning off my Instagram 312 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 2: because I just want to make sure that I can 313 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 2: give my all to what it is that I'm doing. 314 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 2: And then I'll also say that you have to be 315 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 2: real with yourself sometimes when you have a lot of 316 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 2: work on your plate to recognize that maybe you're not 317 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 2: going to be able to get all of this done 318 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 2: by the deadline or by when it's supposed to be done. 319 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 2: But you have to be able to prioritize all the 320 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 2: different things that are on your plate. So for me, 321 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 2: obviously school is my number one priority. I have a scholarships, 322 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 2: and I don't play about my scholarship and I don't 323 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 2: play about my minimum GPA. So class work is going 324 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 2: to always be my first priority. And then I would 325 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 2: say TVG is number two just because I'm getting paid 326 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 2: for it. Like clubs and eboards and all of these 327 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 2: different things that I'm a part of. I'm passionate about them, 328 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 2: but you're not paying me, so it definitely goes below. 329 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 2: And so when I have work from all these different 330 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 2: places on my plate, I have to make sure that 331 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 2: those two things are being prioritized, and everything else comes 332 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 2: I don't want to say last, but they come after. 333 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 2: And then also, like going back to the point about 334 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 2: just being real with yourself and having the self awareness, 335 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 2: to know that if you can't get stuff done by 336 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 2: a certain time, you. 337 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 3: Just have to communicate it. 338 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 2: If you know that you're not going to be able 339 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 2: to get stuff done, like being evasive about it would 340 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 2: just make you look bad. So if you know that 341 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 2: you're not going to get something done, definitely communicated in advance. 342 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 2: So I would say those are all of my major 343 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 2: keys when it comes to that work life balance. 344 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: I love the strict boundaries. I feel like we talk 345 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: about boundaries a lot, and we talk about boundaries with oneself, 346 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: but we don't really talk about how sometimes it's unrealistic 347 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: to be honest about the strict boundaries with yourself. And 348 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: so it's refreshing to hear someone say like, oh no, 349 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: like I'm serious, Like I turn off my notifications, I 350 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: turn off this, I turn off that. That's really refreshing 351 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: to hear someone actually live that out. 352 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 3: Thank you alrighty. 353 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 2: So I want to transition into talking a little bit 354 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 2: more about TVGU as a brand and so, Jana, since 355 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 2: you are the mother of TVGU, I would love to 356 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 2: hear in your own words, what is TVG University and 357 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 2: why is it important to you? 358 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: Not mother, but yeah, so to me TVG University and 359 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: it's most basic terms, the space for gen Z and 360 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 1: college aged women to exist the umbrella of mental health, 361 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: wellness and awareness. And we do that through culturally relevant 362 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 1: topics conversations that really resonate with us. And so for me, 363 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: it's important because in college, in high school, even and 364 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: even now, there are so many conversations that are niche 365 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: and like nuance that I never got the opportunity to 366 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: be in the room with. So I think for me 367 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: it's inspiring to be a part of this brand and 368 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: know that there's someone that's being impacted positively through our conversations, 369 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: whether that be on social media, on TikTok, on our podcast, 370 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: on the blogs, and they'll be able to see themselves 371 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: in our content and relate their live situation to what 372 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 1: we're speaking about and move in a better way, like 373 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 1: have an insight on their life that they didn't have 374 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: before they interacted with TV University. So I just think 375 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 1: it's important that we just make community and make space 376 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: for women our age that do deal with mental health 377 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: issues and mental health concerns and personal development and life 378 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 1: and just all the things of being like a twenty 379 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: something or a college aid something like it's hard, it 380 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: can be really difficult at times, and it's just imperative 381 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: that there are spaces for black women to convene and 382 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: converse and relate and laugh and have joy. I just 383 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: think that's all important. And so that's my little mini 384 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: synopsis of it. 385 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 3: Elevator pitch. 386 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 2: Hi, I'm Soria Taylor, and I'm the TBG podcast production intern. 387 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 2: We'll return to Jana right after the break. 388 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:55,160 Speaker 1: Zaria, why do you think TVG University is needed for 389 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 1: our generation? 390 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 3: Yes? So I will say this. 391 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 2: When I think about exist brands that are marketed towards 392 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 2: gen Z black women, I tend to find that there 393 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 2: are more so lineal and for people who don't know, 394 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 2: is the lineal is Millennial and gen Z. And so 395 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 2: I feel like what we're missing is a place that 396 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 2: is specifically for gen Z, like gen Z talking to 397 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 2: gen Z. I don't feel like we have a lot 398 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 2: of platforms like that for college students to speak to 399 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:21,719 Speaker 2: other college students, especially in the audio and podcasting space. 400 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 2: And when I do find platforms that are more so 401 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 2: gen Z based, it feels like it's a lot of 402 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 2: like yapping, like not informative or information based. And I 403 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 2: feel like that's where we're coming into the conversation. It's 404 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,399 Speaker 2: not just a bunch of people on a mic just talking. 405 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:38,439 Speaker 2: Like we're bringing important conversations into the audio space. And 406 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:40,679 Speaker 2: a lot of times we'll have guests who will come 407 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 2: onto the podcast and they'll be like, I wish I 408 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 2: had this, I wish I had this conversation, or people 409 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 2: don't talk enough about this, And so I feel like 410 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 2: that shows that we're definitely bringing something new and needed. 411 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,439 Speaker 2: And also I think what's missing is that we have 412 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:57,199 Speaker 2: a lot of content towards gen Z that is lecture based, 413 00:19:57,359 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 2: and I feel like our content is more so coming 414 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 2: from a compact s't angle to college students and the 415 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,919 Speaker 2: struggles that we experience. It's not telling people what to 416 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 2: do or feeling very like I guess like teacher e 417 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 2: like we already experienced that in our classes. 418 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 3: We don't need that. 419 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 2: We need something that is by us for us, basically 420 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 2: in us talking to us, peer to peer type vibe. 421 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 2: So that's definitely why I feel like tvgu is important 422 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 2: because we're bringing all of that to the table. 423 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 3: I agree, and. 424 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 2: So Jana, while we're on the topic of the podcast, 425 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 2: I love to know do you have a favorite podcast 426 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 2: episode that we've recorded, and why does it stand out 427 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 2: to you? 428 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: Oh that's such a hard question and I think about 429 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: it often, like what is my fav Like, I don't know, 430 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: off of like instinct, I would have to say Black 431 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 1: Girls in Art Spaces, it's my favorite one so far, 432 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: and leaving room for all episodes. I love all episodes. 433 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 3: I promise they're like your kids. 434 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: So my children a mother, as you said, but I 435 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: really just enjoyed Black Girls and Art Spaces because I 436 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: have always been interested in like how do you have 437 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:04,679 Speaker 1: a career in the art world? Period? And I think again, 438 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:08,120 Speaker 1: like to our points, just like we're bringing conversations that 439 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 1: need to be had for young women who wouldn't necessarily 440 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 1: have the tools to have them. So I think for me, 441 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: talking with Casey was just super informative and enlightening. You know, 442 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 1: I wasn't even an art major, but I was like, 443 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, like I could have been one if 444 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 1: that's what I wanted to do. It was really nice 445 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: to see Casey living in her passion, her insurants, her 446 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: hobby and making a career off of it and hearing 447 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: her thought process behind it all was super cool. 448 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:37,640 Speaker 3: I love that. 449 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 1: What about you, I'm curious do you have a favor. 450 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 3: Ooh, that's a hard question. 451 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 2: I'll say probably major and magic at USC And I'll 452 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 2: say the reason is because the guest she was somebody who, 453 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:55,679 Speaker 2: like I saw go viral on Twitter, and so to 454 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:57,639 Speaker 2: actually be able to like talk to her and hear. 455 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,879 Speaker 3: Her side of things, I just really loved her. 456 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,679 Speaker 2: I knew of her, and so because of that, it 457 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 2: was really exciting to actually be able to like craft 458 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 2: interview questions to hear her side of the story and 459 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 2: her perspective. 460 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 3: So I would say that's my favorite. 461 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: That's so real. I like that one too. She was cool. Yeah, 462 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 1: love he So we've seen this weekly report trend on 463 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 1: TikTok in recent months, and for those who are unaware, 464 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: this is what you have been reading, eating, playing, obsessing, 465 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:31,360 Speaker 1: over recommending, and treating yourself too in the past week. So, Zaria, 466 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: what's your weekly report? 467 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, So let me just preface this by saying, I'm 468 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 2: one of the girlies who is unaware, Like I have 469 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 2: never heard this academ before, and so you mentioned it, like, 470 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,439 Speaker 2: I'm just I'm not on the TikTok streets like that. 471 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 2: I have to protect my piece. So this is my 472 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:45,159 Speaker 2: first time hearing of this, but I'm gonna give it 473 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 2: a try. For reading, I have been, and I'm ashamed 474 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:50,920 Speaker 2: to admit this. I have been in the Colleen Hoover 475 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 2: book talk streets. 476 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 3: I haven't. 477 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 2: I've heard so many like bad things about Colleen Hoover 478 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 2: and her writing, but I read it ends with Us, 479 00:22:58,760 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 2: and I'm not gonna lie. 480 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 3: I read it all of one night. I was serious, 481 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 3: I got down. I did not play with that book. 482 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:05,439 Speaker 3: I was hooked. I'm not gonna lie. And sometimes you 483 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:05,880 Speaker 3: need some. 484 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 2: Good guilty pledgure reads, even though you know, like the 485 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 2: writing is really bad and trash, sometimes the drama is 486 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 2: just top tires. So I've been into that. And also 487 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 2: I've just been lately into reading really trashy romance novels. 488 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 2: So I'm currently like halfway through to All the Boys 489 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 2: I've Loved before, Like I'm really into that right now. 490 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 2: I need like that escapism. So that's what I've been reading. 491 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 2: So what are you reading, Jana? 492 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: So I have been reading Mamy by Jessica George. I 493 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: haven't been in my romance novel bag, but I just 494 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,479 Speaker 1: have been in my When you're like young and like 495 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 1: you're learning your life. It's just a book that's for 496 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: the girls. It's like the early twenties, you're like learning 497 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: who you are. It's a really good book and it's 498 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: taken me a long time to get through. But we're 499 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: gonna get through it this month, that is my goal. 500 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: But overall the read is pretty good period period. 501 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 3: What have I been eating? 502 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 2: I don't know if I'm talking about when I just ate. 503 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 2: I had some Nashville Hot chicken with fries. It was 504 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:56,120 Speaker 2: really good. 505 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna lie. 506 00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, in general, like I've been getting so much ubri 507 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:02,439 Speaker 2: The cafeteria life on campus is just not for me, 508 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 2: and I've had to like navigate trying not to shame 509 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 2: myself for spending so much money on food because at 510 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 2: the end of the day, like I have to listen 511 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 2: to what my body needs and I need to adjust 512 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 2: my budget accordingly knowing that. So for all the girlies 513 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,879 Speaker 2: who may be navigating the same thing, like just no, 514 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 2: like you have to listen to your body. 515 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 3: So that's what I've been eating. What about you? 516 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: No shame with Uber Eats orders, no shame door Dash orders. 517 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 1: I have been in my Caesar salad with a fry 518 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: and a coke bag for the past two months, like 519 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 1: it's been bad and so yeah, I love a caesar 520 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: salad at a fry. I'm there, Like anywhere we can 521 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 1: go to a diner, five star restaurant McDonald's if they 522 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: have it my house, like anywhere, I will take it. 523 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: I love caesar. 524 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 3: Salad, no, for real, I will bust down a caesar salad. 525 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 3: They're so good. 526 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 2: Yes, I love a caesar salad. So playing. I am 527 00:24:58,040 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 2: a gamer girl. I'm not gonna lie. I'm like a nerd. 528 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 2: And recently I've been really into the Simspore. I've been 529 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 2: SIMS fan since I was very young, but man, like 530 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 2: the mod life, the custom content life, like I've been 531 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,199 Speaker 2: in it, like the SIMS four Like I just be 532 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 2: living at my fantasies in that game. So love the 533 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 2: SIMS four down that's really about you, so real. 534 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,640 Speaker 1: So I took it in a more of a music approach. 535 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:22,400 Speaker 1: So I, of course, when we're not listening to music, 536 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: we're listening to podcast therapy for Black Girls University period. 537 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 1: But I have been back into like my Bryson Tiller era. 538 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: He recently announced his tour for this summer. I will 539 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,439 Speaker 1: be in attendance. So I just had been in like 540 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:41,919 Speaker 1: my high school chop soul like background music while I 541 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: do work. It's a great album for background music. But 542 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:47,880 Speaker 1: I also have been getting it back into my jazz 543 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 1: bag and so my grandfather would be so happy to 544 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:56,880 Speaker 1: hear this. But I've been listening to Black Messiah by 545 00:25:56,920 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: DiAngelo and the Vanguard again top Tier if you ever 546 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:04,640 Speaker 1: need like a jazzy chill album. 547 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 2: Alrighty, So next is obsessing, right, So we talked about 548 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 2: this a little bit, Jana, But I am obsessed with 549 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 2: Love Is Blind. I am in the Love Is Blind 550 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 2: streets real bad. I watched the first season and I 551 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 2: thought it was okay, and then I just stopped watching it. 552 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 2: Then I kept seeing all this stuff on social media 553 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 2: about eighty and class. I was like, let me tune 554 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:22,959 Speaker 2: into this most recent season, and I am just gagged 555 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,879 Speaker 2: by all of the drama that's coming up. I'm in 556 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 2: the Reddit, I'm literally trying to get all of the tea. 557 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:29,120 Speaker 2: I'm in the Instagram comments trying to figure out what's 558 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 2: going on, what happened off camera. I went back and 559 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:33,400 Speaker 2: I rewatched all the old seasons too, Like I am 560 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:36,399 Speaker 2: so obsessed. It's really top tier drama. So I'm definitely 561 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 2: obsessing over Love Is Blind. 562 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 1: But I'm happy that you're on the Love is Blind train. 563 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: I'm so happy. Yeah, you're welcome. I have been obsessing 564 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:50,399 Speaker 1: over Lagree pilates. That has been my hobby, like my 565 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:53,400 Speaker 1: new like fitness hobby. Like I've changed my workout plan 566 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,719 Speaker 1: completely from like going to the gym and like lifting 567 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: weights and like, you know what I mean. I was 568 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: like in that gym culture quote unquote, and I was 569 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 1: just like, you know what, I want to trial agree. 570 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: I want to be a Palateis princess. I'm a little 571 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: bit late to the Plate's train, but that's one thing 572 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: that I have been obsessing over for sure. It's so 573 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 1: much fun, it's so hard, it's great. I love her. 574 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:17,640 Speaker 2: I want to get into ladies. But it's a little 575 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 2: intense for me, Like I don't know, it's intense. 576 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 1: It's intense. It's intense. 577 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,719 Speaker 2: So in terms of recommending, I'm going to piggyback off 578 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:26,880 Speaker 2: of you for like the exercise train, I've been really 579 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 2: interested in doing like water exercises recently, like stuff in 580 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 2: the pool. Here at Spilman we have a pool and 581 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 2: they have like different courses and we call it aquadivas, 582 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 2: like we have a bunch of different like zoomba in 583 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 2: the pool, and I don't know, it's really relaxing, Like 584 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 2: I just feel like I'm in my little mermaid fantasy. 585 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 2: It's just really fun to play around in water and 586 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 2: it's really relaxing. But you're also getting your work out on. 587 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,160 Speaker 2: So I would definitely recommend that for the girls who 588 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 2: are in their workout journey and they're just feeling miserable 589 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 2: because I've been there, but this is helping me connect 590 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 2: to my inner child. It's just something so relaxing about 591 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 2: being in the water. So that's what I'm recommending. What 592 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 2: about you, Jana, I have. 593 00:27:56,440 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 1: Been recommending that, if possible, get a massage and please 594 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: take care of your body, take care of your muscles, 595 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 1: like I have tried to incorporate that like once a 596 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 1: month into my regimen. Now. Is it expensive, yes, yes, yes, 597 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 1: we do have to budget for that. We do have 598 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 1: to make sure that there's money set aside for it. However, 599 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:21,880 Speaker 1: it is the best gift to your body. And once 600 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 1: I realized this is the only body I have, you 601 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 1: should probably take care of it. You should probably stretch more. 602 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 1: You should probably get a massage, should probably drink more water, 603 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:33,399 Speaker 1: You should probably do all these things. And so I've 604 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:36,679 Speaker 1: been incorporating, like even while putting a lotion, like getting 605 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 1: deeper in the tissue, just being more intentional about how 606 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: we take care of our body. 607 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 2: Yes, I love that so much. I'm so big on 608 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 2: we only have one body, like and just take care 609 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 2: of it. I love that so much. Hi, I'm sorry, Taylor, 610 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 2: and I'm the TBG podcast production intern. We'll return to 611 00:28:55,720 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 2: Jana right after the break. So moving on to now, lastly, 612 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 2: treating yourself. So what have I been treating myself too. 613 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 2: I'm a tourist, so I just spend money for no reason, 614 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 2: like it doesn't need to be an occasion. I will 615 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:16,360 Speaker 2: make an excuse to spend money on anything, so I 616 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 2: would say, recently, I've been treating myself to vinyls. Like 617 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,320 Speaker 2: I said, I just started my vinyl collection and the 618 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 2: girlies didn't tell me how expensive they are, Like this 619 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 2: is really my expensive hobby. I went to the record 620 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 2: store the other day and I don't even want to 621 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 2: say on audio how much money I spent. I'm very 622 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 2: embarrassed about it, but I will always make money for myself. 623 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 3: So I did treat myself period, But what about. 624 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: You, Jana, I have been treating myself to close. It's 625 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: always closed. It's it's that it's actually sick. It's really bad. 626 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: It's sometimes embarrassing, but yeah, close, Sprick's coming. Oh I 627 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 1: need clothes? Oh this weekd I need something? Oh I 628 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: neat socks. I need choose to me, there's always space. 629 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 3: That was me for the TVG Live event. 630 00:29:58,000 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 2: As soon as I saw the memo of the time, 631 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 2: I was like, let me go ahead and look up 632 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 2: what I'm gonna wear, Like I can't be meeting all 633 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 2: the team members and not look the best. 634 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: So the way I got my outfit today, like the 635 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: way it's already the. 636 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 2: Way mine's was delivered today. I'm about to open this 637 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 2: package right after the stage. 638 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 1: We're on the same page. I was like, ooh, yeah, 639 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: I need an outfit for my work trip. Oh I 640 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 1: need outfit for after Like I love it. I love 641 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: the reasons why I need more clothes, Like, yeah, it's great. 642 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: So I love our weekly report, super cute, super fun. 643 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: Thank you for indulging in that, Zaria. So what podcasts 644 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 1: do you enjoy listening to when you're not working with TBGU. 645 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, so, of course my obligatory answer would be TVG 646 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 2: of course, like the Girls Know. But outside of that, 647 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:50,840 Speaker 2: the first ever podcast that got me obsessed onto podcasts 648 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 2: is The Read, which I know is like a basic answer, 649 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 2: but I absolutely love The Read. I literally was listening 650 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:56,720 Speaker 2: to that when I was in elementary school, which is 651 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 2: so inappropriate. But I've been a long term refan and 652 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:01,640 Speaker 2: then as a result, I'm a fan of other podcasts 653 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 2: that are in that universe or that friend group, So 654 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 2: The Friend Zone, Jade, and XD Getting Grown. I think 655 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 2: I didn't miss any, but those are all podcasts that 656 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 2: like when they come out, like I need to be 657 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 2: on that episode as soon as it drops. 658 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 3: So those are the podcasts I enjoy listening to period. Yeah. 659 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 2: So, Jana, I'm wondering who do you dream of collaborating with, 660 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 2: either as a guest on TBGU or in other aspects. 661 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 3: Of your work. 662 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:29,719 Speaker 1: I really enjoy learning from, like the media industry. What 663 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 1: we've seen and heard from, like the interviews we've had 664 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: with some of the media girlies, is that there's so 665 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:38,120 Speaker 1: many gaps and it's all open for interpretation. As to 666 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: like how do you get in the space, what do 667 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: you do? What's the day to day? How to get involved? 668 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: And so I am manifesting a couple ideas, but just 669 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 1: to give everyone's inside a little bit, I really want 670 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 1: to collaborate with an actress, like a young actress of course, 671 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: and like learn being in the industry that young, Like 672 00:31:58,160 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: how is that? How is it being a blacklack women 673 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: in the industry, a young black woman in industry at that? 674 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 1: Hopefully they're a student, so like how do you balance 675 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 1: like being a student with that? It's just like the 676 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:11,360 Speaker 1: day to day, as we've learned from talking with Sidonias, 677 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: when you're in the limelight, like your life is just 678 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 1: perceived to something different than what it really could be. 679 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 1: And so just wanting to understand their career path and 680 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: like how they got to where they are. I think 681 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: is something that you know, as a person that watches 682 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 1: movies and watches TV shows and engages with media every day, 683 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:33,240 Speaker 1: I'm just naturally curious, like, so what's your life, Like, 684 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 1: let's talk, Let's have a conversation. As someone who is 685 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:41,040 Speaker 1: an audience member, say the least, but that's what I 686 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: will say. I just really like talking with the girls 687 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,880 Speaker 1: who are in the media. It's just so interesting and 688 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 1: they're so creative as well so talented, because that's what 689 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 1: I would say. 690 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, we can definitely chat online because I have 691 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 2: some actress records. Okay, Stormy read call us. 692 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was trying to give the energy a Stormy reading. 693 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 1: I was like, oh, yeah, storm read for sure. Yeah, so, Zaria, 694 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: what media did you watch, read, or listen to when 695 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:13,040 Speaker 1: you were younger that inspires your work today and what 696 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:15,000 Speaker 1: do you want to do post grad? 697 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 3: Yeah? 698 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 2: So I touched on it a little bit earlier when 699 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 2: we were talking about the podcast I listened to. But 700 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 2: when I was younger, I was very much watching stuff 701 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 2: that I had no business watching at my age. 702 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 3: I was never like a Nickelodeon, Disney girly. 703 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:29,960 Speaker 2: I was on like HBO, Like I was really watching 704 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 2: some stuff that I should not have been watching, Like 705 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 2: I was on Game of Thrones when I was like 706 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 2: in elementary school, Like it was real bad. But I 707 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:38,000 Speaker 2: feel like from watching adult stuf while I was younger, 708 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 2: it's kind of informed. I guess my writing style, Like 709 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:42,240 Speaker 2: I was the head of the game. I don't want 710 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:44,959 Speaker 2: to brag that I was like doing my writing and stuff, 711 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 2: So I would say that's definitely informed just. 712 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:50,320 Speaker 1: My talents, and you're ahead of the game. 713 00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 2: Thank you, thank you. It's nicer when you say when 714 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 2: I say about myself, I feel like, hello, ay keep it, 715 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 2: thank you, Jana. And I also used to watch like 716 00:33:57,560 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 2: a lot of commentary YouTubers, and I think that informs 717 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 2: my love of pop culture, which definitely plays into my 718 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 2: work at TBG, like you have to stay ahead of 719 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:07,760 Speaker 2: the game on what's going on. And to that point, also, 720 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:09,839 Speaker 2: I was scrolling through black Twitter like I'm a very 721 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:12,000 Speaker 2: very young age and I'm still into it now, like 722 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:13,920 Speaker 2: I'm a little bit too obsessed with Twitter, Like it's 723 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:16,320 Speaker 2: real bad actually, but like I said, I feel like 724 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 2: it informs my work as somebody who has to be 725 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:22,000 Speaker 2: up on what's trending, and then of terms of what 726 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 2: I want to do postgrad, I would really be satisfied 727 00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:28,120 Speaker 2: with anything that is like in media, particularly media that 728 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:30,600 Speaker 2: caters to black women. So I'm kind of already doing 729 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 2: that now and I tell people all the time. Everybody 730 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:35,879 Speaker 2: who knows me knows this. My dream, dream, dream job 731 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,759 Speaker 2: is to work for Parkwood Entertainment with Beyonce. So listen, 732 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:40,720 Speaker 2: if somebody from our team is listening to this, Okay, 733 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 2: her publicist Vett, if you are listening to this, like 734 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,560 Speaker 2: call me, call me please. So that's like my dream 735 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 2: dam job. I don't care what I would be doing, 736 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 2: but yeah, that's what I would love to do postgrad. 737 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 2: But generally, like the media jobs, this is where I'm at, 738 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:55,440 Speaker 2: This is what I love to do. So as we 739 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:57,799 Speaker 2: are preparing to close out, I would love to hear 740 00:34:57,840 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 2: from you, Jana. 741 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,719 Speaker 3: What does TBG use future you look like to you? 742 00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:06,719 Speaker 1: An intense question. So overall, TBGU is going to be 743 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:11,640 Speaker 1: engaging with more girly is our age, having more real 744 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:16,319 Speaker 1: conversations about the lives that we live, having more conversations 745 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:21,440 Speaker 1: like these where we're just having a chat, like I 746 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 1: feel like sometimes professional gapping it can feel disengaging and 747 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:30,800 Speaker 1: it can feel like you're not included in that space. 748 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 1: And so really making a priority that when people think 749 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:37,720 Speaker 1: of this brand and people think of the Little Sister 750 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:42,040 Speaker 1: brand of TBG is oh yeah, I feel like I 751 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:44,919 Speaker 1: can relate. That feels like my older sister, like giving 752 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:50,239 Speaker 1: me advice. It feels very digestible. But overall, like just 753 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:54,280 Speaker 1: having more content that relates to pop culture that brings 754 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:56,920 Speaker 1: us back to being aware about who we are and 755 00:35:57,000 --> 00:36:00,440 Speaker 1: who we want to become. Having fun. I feel like 756 00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:03,920 Speaker 1: fun is really important to me in this twenty second 757 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:07,360 Speaker 1: era of my life. It's so important, Like having fun 758 00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:11,640 Speaker 1: conversations is so so important in a serious world, and 759 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:14,600 Speaker 1: so making sure that black girls can have fun and 760 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:19,320 Speaker 1: learn within that fun space, I think is the best 761 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:22,600 Speaker 1: way to like summarize how I see us moving forward. 762 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:25,920 Speaker 1: But yeah, definitely just engaging more in the community, gauging 763 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:32,560 Speaker 1: with more experiences, more voices, learning from other women, ourselves, 764 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:34,839 Speaker 1: and just moving forward in that way. That's what I think. 765 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 2: But what about you, Yeah, so double tapping on everything 766 00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:38,719 Speaker 2: that you just said. 767 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:40,399 Speaker 3: And also I think I. 768 00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 2: See tvgu being the go to hub for just young 769 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:47,960 Speaker 2: black women, young college students. And I also say, I 770 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:50,319 Speaker 2: would really love to see us being like a pipeline 771 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:53,680 Speaker 2: for young Black women who are in college and studying psychology. 772 00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:56,880 Speaker 2: You're hoping to become therapists. We already have like becoming 773 00:36:56,880 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 2: a therapist content on the regular podcast, but I think 774 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 2: there is space for us to really talk about what 775 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 2: does that look like when you're actually in the muddles 776 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:05,880 Speaker 2: of being in college and kind of navigating through that experience. 777 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:07,959 Speaker 2: And then of course I would love to see more 778 00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:10,759 Speaker 2: like campus activations for TVGU. I definitely see that in 779 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:13,360 Speaker 2: our future, more in person stuff, more engaging on the 780 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:16,520 Speaker 2: ground with the girlies who are on campus, and definitely 781 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 2: like being more active on our. 782 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:18,360 Speaker 3: Social media pages. 783 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:20,600 Speaker 2: I'm really looking forward to some upcoming ideas that we 784 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:23,040 Speaker 2: have for the TVGU social So all of that is 785 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:23,920 Speaker 2: super exciting to me. 786 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 1: So you you gave more details. You're cooking it. Listen, 787 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:29,520 Speaker 1: we in the lab, we'd have been in the lab. 788 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:31,920 Speaker 1: I was trying to be cute with it, but we 789 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:36,719 Speaker 1: have been alert. Sorry, So Zaria, can you give us 790 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:39,839 Speaker 1: a little bit more of a sneak peek at what 791 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 1: we have coming off this year? 792 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:43,560 Speaker 2: Okay, I don't know if the girls are ready, but 793 00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:45,480 Speaker 2: I'll go ahead off with them, you know, just just 794 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:47,960 Speaker 2: a little some sum So we're definitely looking forward to 795 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:51,240 Speaker 2: doing some more format breaking podcast episodes. I won't elaborate, 796 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,120 Speaker 2: but we're definitely trying to keep the girls on their 797 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:55,000 Speaker 2: toes and I'll let them know what's coming. And then 798 00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:56,839 Speaker 2: we're definitely, like I said, looking forward to doing more 799 00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:59,640 Speaker 2: things on social media. We have some upcoming series coming 800 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:02,839 Speaker 2: up segments, so I'm really excited about that. And then 801 00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:06,399 Speaker 2: I would also say some more visually appealing elements, some 802 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 2: more video content. 803 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:09,239 Speaker 3: You can definitely look forward to that from us. 804 00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:11,880 Speaker 1: So yeah, yeah, what she said? 805 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:15,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, alrighty, So I think we are at the end. 806 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:17,520 Speaker 2: This has been such a good conversation with you, Jana, 807 00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:19,600 Speaker 2: and so in a switch of roles, I'm gonna ask 808 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:21,640 Speaker 2: you where can we keep up with you? And one 809 00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:22,920 Speaker 2: of your social media handles. 810 00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:26,600 Speaker 1: Okay, so you can keep up with me on Instagram 811 00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:30,400 Speaker 1: at jina dot ls so j A y n A 812 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:34,080 Speaker 1: dot e L l I S. I'm also on LinkedIn 813 00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:38,919 Speaker 1: because we're getting professional, So follow me on LinkedIn. It's 814 00:38:38,960 --> 00:38:42,000 Speaker 1: my name, Jana Ellis and yeah, connect with me there. 815 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: What about you? 816 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:46,160 Speaker 2: You can find me on Instagram at yours truley Zaria 817 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:49,719 Speaker 2: so that's y O U R S t r U 818 00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:52,680 Speaker 2: L y z A r I A H. And then 819 00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:55,239 Speaker 2: I'm also on LinkedIn, like I said, Beyonce's publicist call me. 820 00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:57,240 Speaker 2: I'm on LinkedIn at Zaria Taylor. 821 00:38:57,440 --> 00:38:58,680 Speaker 3: So yeah, period. 822 00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:02,120 Speaker 1: Well, I have enjoyed catching up with you. Talking with 823 00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:04,680 Speaker 1: you has been such a dope episode. I've been so 824 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:06,239 Speaker 1: excited for the future. 825 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:08,279 Speaker 3: Of TVGU same z's thank you, Jana. 826 00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:14,080 Speaker 1: Of course, I want to thank Zaria once again for 827 00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:16,880 Speaker 1: joining us for this episode. To learn more about the 828 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:19,759 Speaker 1: work she is doing or to do more research on 829 00:39:19,800 --> 00:39:22,840 Speaker 1: this topic, be sure to visit Therapy for Black Girls 830 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:27,240 Speaker 1: dot com slash TVGU. This episode was produced by FRIEDA. Lucas, 831 00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:33,680 Speaker 1: Elise Ellis, and Zaria Taylor. Editing is by Dennison L. Bradford.